Why does romance manga become popular so quickly?

[Testaccount]

Personally, I don't get why people always complain about romance in stories. In life, most human beings (people), are looking for love. It's in most people's biology to want children and a family. Naturally, that writing would be popular.

[Vanesalisa]

it depends on what romance is popular now BL is more popular than classic romance like boy and girl love

[Rochrok]

It's simple high supply and demand.

Romance readers in general tend to consume at a much faster rate than readers of other genres. This means there is always a demand for romance stories. No matter how high the supply, there will always be a high demand to match it. Which is why most romances comics and novels tend to get popular very fast.

[Emma]

Tell me what they're doing right because I sure as heck want those numbers lololol

Jokes aside, not everything gets instantly popular because of the oversaturation of the genre. Some do, others don't. But just appreciate the people that are subbed, whether it's 20 or 20k.

[digitalvalium1]

Romance is popular because perfect love exists only in fiction, and people deeply want but cannot have perfect love.

[Mari]

Because fluff makes you happy. And teenagers don't necessarily have the best quality-filters in their eyes (I know I sure as hell didn't), so they lap up even the most tired, mediocore plot

[SpavVy]

Because a lot of people like romance...and dicks apparently.

[Harmony-S-S]

Because it's romance! Tales of love, tales of true, surely one would find that wonderful! The emotion that leads to the confession and the inner most turmoil.......The decision of whether to love....or....to be loved

[nadis]

i would venture to guess as well as the genre being so familiar and predictable, it’s a safe choice for readers as they know what they are getting into

[ChanYE]

actually i see those ads even when i leave tapas. anyone heard of lezhin? they are a site that hosts a bunch of comics and their ads usualy have two guys 2 seconds away from fricking each other i see their ads all the time on instagram, webtoon, here and even other places sometimes.

[nadis]

apparently there is a lot of controversy around them and how they treat their artists but i know nothing of it

[ChanYE]

apparently there is a lot of controversy around them and how they treat their artists but i know nothing of it

omg wot. whered you hear this info from? i tried googling "lezhin exposed" and nothing showed.
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[nadis]

Rough summary on events leading to Lezhin tax investigation petition

[sarrowsmith10]

I know Tapas is international, but at least in the US romance printed comics are non-existent. Super heroes rule the day. So, manga and webcomics are a GREAT outlet for romance lovers in the US. So they are super popular! I'd say 50% of the comics I follow are romance.

[nadis]

ah yes, i forget that superheroes are predominantly anerican. so i would agree in saying that romance isn’t that popular in the US! fact most fairytales are actually not american, but european and otherwise, so even though they are familiar to us, i guess there really isn’t a strong call for romance here in america so readers can get their fix online!

[ChanYE]

WOWWW....this inspires me to one day be in charge of a studio where artists are treated like how they should be treated, equal. if i could id start up a company right now and do it but heyyy legal fees and LLC's and laws.... a guy can dream...

[Emevsa]

I think it's because at its heart romance is escapist fiction. The stories are easy to launch into and the characters generally speaking have one goal and that is to be with the other.

You could also argue that it plays on our chemical responses in the brain. During the anticipation or "chase" phase, the brain releases a chemical response similar to that of a high one might experience from drugs. By essentially living vicariously through these characters, we can trigger that chemical response. It's an interesting idea if nothing else.

[munazatoon]

Because imagining live in good unbelievable happily ever after romance story that most likely won't happened in real life, is more interesting than kill a dragon and save the world. XD

[awesomefeelsman]

One word: Valentines day.
But I personally enjoy a good romance novel. If only some of them didn't need keys TwT
I'd pay to read them though coz they're worth it.

[Kyushii]

Hey !

Imo, it's just a genre that appeals to a vast demographic. Love is an universal feeling and it's a lifetime experience. Love is a theme that keeps most people hooked since we live in a love-starved society. A lot of people likes to see the development of a relationship whether it is infatuation, sexual, childhood love, love at first sight, forbidden, tragic, comedic, hetero or BL. Romance stories provide a sense of comfort, escapism, entertainment and can easily be blended with another genre. A lot of stories are not only focused on romance but also romcom, fantasy romance, time travel romance, adventure romance, supernatural romance (etc) thus the hybrid genres.

Hope it helped 8)